Movies by Alejandro Amenábar
As a director:
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Agora (2009)
Cast: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac …
Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar
As Christianity gains steam in Roman Egypt toward the end of the fourth century A.D., a young slave weighs his desire for freedom against his growing love for his mistress, an atheist and…
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The Sea Inside (2004)
Cast: Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas …
Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar
Javier Bardem stars in this moving film based on a true story as Ramon Sampedro, a Spaniard who's condemned to life as a quadriplegic. Determined to die with dignity, Sampedro leads a…
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The Others (2001)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan …
Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar
While awaiting the return of her soldier husband from World War II, devout Christian Grace Stewart -- the mother of two children with a rare sensitivity to light -- begins to suspect the…
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Open Your Eyes (1997)
Cast: Penélope Cruz, Eduardo Noriega, Fele Martínez …
Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar
César (Eduardo Noriega) is a rich womanizer until one night he falls madly in love with beautiful, warmhearted Sofía (Penélope Cruz) -- only to become horribly disfigured in a…
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Thesis (1996)
Cast: Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez, Eduardo Noriega …
Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar
Film student Ángela Márquez (Ana Torrent) becomes consumed by her thesis subject when research on violence reported in the media uncovers a disturbing snuff film that involves…